Evening Star Newspaper, June 20, 1896, Page 15

“THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, JUNE 20, 1896-TWENTY-FOUR PAGES. stu ER HATS SOME MODISH HATS As Noted by an Observer of the Newport Swell Set. THE NOW TRANSPARENT TRIMMINGS Outdoor Gowns for General Use and the Grass Linen Craze. BICYCLE COSTUMES -_—— Correspondence of The Evening Star. NEWPORT, June 20, 1806. HE BACK COUN- try Nimrods whom my childhood knew were wont to say they never chased squirrel or fox, but sat still and waited for the poor beasties to come to them. The art, I suppose, consisted in knowing where to sit. The toilet hunter, though the veriest tyro, knows that she kas but to sit, pen primed and pencil sharp- ened, at her window in Newport, when the green is at its freshest and fullest along the avenue, and let the mode come to her, from New York, from Paris and a little later from London, with the season's stamp upon them all. She shall await her willing quarry Ly the cliff walk on cool forenoons when the surf dashes dazzlingly white on the rocks to the eastward of the shore, or on the tenis grounds at the Casino, er where the golf ball flies merrily upward when the blow falls with a thud that is neither dull nor sickening. And she shall see: I think there is as much to interest her in the summer millinery as in anything. ‘The substantial tulle trimming of the spring is giving way to or developing into the use of the so-called transparent ef- fects. Where the veiling had once some substance it has become the filmiest gauze, Malines tulle, horsehair lace or other filmy stuff instinct with color not yet concealing what it covers. The favorite color for morning walks or lawn use—for general all- rcund purposes, I should say—is green. One can do no better than a hat in leaf- green braid with beef-eater crown about two incnes high, a fairly wide brim and tedeckments of lustrous green gauze with huge plumes. Yet if one is to have many hats, for piazza wear or later summer use when tho heat has grown, some of them will be white, black or straw color, both in sub- stance ard in trimming. As the leaders in fashion strive rather to have many hats appropriate to many occasions than to squander much meney on any one, it is made easier for the women of moderate means to have a general-purpose hat or two as good as any one’s. We might cull examples from the gar- den of gay headgear in the waking New- port. We shall find a the French designs mcderately brimmed, so let @ solitary Brit- ish specimen, bread of brim, black in color, piled high with plumes, held down by a dotted veil and decked with a bunch of tiny red roses, jead the way. There are prettier sFapes to foltow. Such, for instance, as a French design, a cornflower blue straw, trimmed with a large silk bow of the same, with a plaiting of sheer leaf-green tulle, at the left em- bracing a bunch of lilies of the valley; at the back a cache-peigne of more tulle and Hlies. Or a toque of moss-green satin straw, whose quilled brim is adorned on the side with yellow poppies and dilies of the valley, whose odd, tam-shaped low crown is sur- mounted by two peacock blue wings clasp- ed with a jet ornament, behind which peer igh bows of green and blue gauze. Or a bonnet made all of nightshade Looms, white, pink and velvet, with light foliage and bows of cream Valenciennes, one of which on the left rises above its fellows, proud in {ts eminence. Stmpler and not less pretty is a shade hat of coarse green straw with a garland of daisics cn the brim, two big peppies in front and a spray of narcissus behind; or a toque of platted red straw, of a grenadier shape, with a red satin bow, a rhinestone buckle and a few daisies. Another simple shade hat is in black straw trimmed with red and purple pop- pies, a llack paradise aigrette and muslin in pale blue, cream and water green. These paradise aigrettes, by the way, are sparingly employed In Paris millinery. Similar effects in curved feathers are dis- played on London hats in frightful pro- fusion. Take a wide straw hat, nearly flat of brim, and let two huge plumes curve outward on either side, scimitar fashion, and droop like weeping willow boughs below the ears, and you have a hat less beautiful than grotesque. It fs the custom torrall at the follies of fashion, but into all her foliies women will no longer be lured, else the simple gown of skirt, blouse and coat would be less com- mon. These combinations are made in every kind of material now, and in linen, canvas or sacking are cool and summery. ‘The sacking gowns are very pretty when made up in green or blue and trimmed with white braid. The all-white outing gown is perkeps the prettiest of all. but 1s hardly to be recommended to the woman of limited means, as it is too liable to stains and accidents. Some of the prettiest out- ing gowns I have seen have been made of mixed wool goods in cream tints generally, but with blotches of red showing at inter- vals. This is peculiarly adapted to bru- nette wearers. ‘There is a wilderness to choose from of thin, summery materials, Mke organdies with lace trimmings, muils, batistes and linens. The batistes are usually embrotd- ered. As for the grass linens, pride goeth before a fall; their universal use today threatens disuse soon. Still, they cannot help lasting through the summer, with all their popularity of today. Somehow, when a woman has swathed herself in thin grass linen, through which gleams the silken Mning, and has muffled her hat in even more flimsy gauze, she looks like a statue in a deserted house in summer, wrapped in netting to keep the flies off. The woman who wears a “dickey,” high starched collar and a man’s tie Is st! in evidence, but she is beginning to wilt in the summer heat and to wonder if such ardor is worthy of celestial minds. This year is very dangerous for the. woman with a dickey. The sudden popularity of ex- tremely thin and soft material is bowling her out. And may she be unregretted! For if the object of clothing be comfort apd beauty, the name of siar is anath- eb. Yet I have seen bicycle costumes made @uite in the starchy way—not many, to be sure. In Newport one sees no bloomers, except on the fleeting forms of transient visitors. One such swept through yester- day. She had rather close-fitting knee- breeches, was tightly corseted, and wore outside the starched torments a close- fitting coat, with long tails like a man’s dress coat. She was not much admired. The prettiest cycling gown here yet is a short skirt in gray, with blobs of red in the weave, a jacket with full sleeves and basque skirts faced along the lapels with dull red. This is worn over a pale pink waist, with a tam cap above all. Another suit is sage green, with very light yellow facings, worn over a light gieen silk waist. Another, leaf-green, with white-faced lapels edged with embroidery. Greens show the dust terribly. There fs much use this year of foulard silks, brown, with ivory designs, and in other combinations. ELLEN OSBORN. toe AN IDEA IN FOREST RESTORATION Which May Help Repair the Lumber- man's Depredations in Minnesota. From the Troy Times. Minnesota, one of the mcst important of the lumbering states, long since realized that forest destruction was a serious mat- ter, but for many ressons this destruction was not stopped until recently. In the meantime great tracts of forest land had been entirely denuded of their trees. It has therefore been found necessary not only to protect what remains, but to re- store what has been destroyed. At a re- cent meeting of the Minresota State For- estry Asscciation a plan was submitted to enable the state to acquire and protect forest lands at trifling expense. The plan has so many good features end is so prac- tical that it will probably be adopted not only in Minneeota, but also in other states. It provides that state, county and town forestry beards may be constituted by the legislature, to serve without pay. Owners of pine lands that have been cut over and of other lands, especially rough, rocky or sandy lands, which are not likely to be utilized for agricultural purposes for years to come, and which today are practically valueless, are invited to deed this property to the stat> for forestry purposes. All lands so deeded are to be exempt from taxes and are to be under the con- trol of the forestry boards. The state board is to hav: general supervision, but the country and town boards are to have the immediate charge of planting and cultivat- ing the lands. Lumbering will be carried on in these lands under proper forestry rictlons and the income received from industry will be divided. One-third will go to tne state, counties and towns, | one-third to persons deeding the lands and one-third to educational institutions. There seems to be nothing in this plan that is not thoroughly practicable. In every state in the Union there {s a large acreage of waste land upon which the owners are compelled to pay taxes, without receiving any return for thelr money. ‘This land if properly planted with trees end protected against depredation could be mede valuable. The expense of planting would probably be large for individual owners, but if sys- tematically carried out by the state it could be greatly reduced. Even if the pub- lic failed to receive one cent of income, the mere fact that the fcrests which were once the pride of the nation would be restored and preserved weuld amply compensate for ary expense attacked to the plan. a eee English Wom Who Dress Badly. From Tid-Bits. It 1s strange that nearly all literary women dress badly. Mrs. Campbell-Praed and Mrs. Stannard are two brilliant excep- tions. Mrs. Praed wears gowns of the most recherche description. In the evening she affects rich, delicate brocades, Her gowns are cut in a simple fashion, but they are always rather decollette. ‘Mrs. Praed’s day dresses are modest and lady- like in tone. Mrs. Stannard dresses smartly, although her style ts a trifle severe. She does not follow all the flights of fashion. Mrs. Stannard is fond of quiet shades, and in the evening generally gives black the preference. Anything in the way of flummery she detests. Her day dresses are always tallor made— well built, without a crease or a wave any- where. Mrs. Stannard does not waste money on clothes. She is not ashamed to admit that a few seasons ago (before she was so well off as she is now) she did eighty parties in two frocks. Marie Corelli dresses fairly well. Being very petite, she goes in for simple dresses. Light blue and pale pink are colors that become her well. She wears both, and sometimes comes out all in white. She has a little white hand with which she is very fond of laying down the law. She believes thoroughly in the “beauty sleep,” and nothing on earth would keep her out of bed after 12 o'clock. Literary women have mostly something characteristic about their clothes. Some of them go in heavily for jewelry, one or two show a partiality for old lace, and one lady is renowned for wearing high colors. At private views and other shows she gener- ally makes a target of herself. Mrs. Lynn Linton always has on a black gown and a white cap when she is at home. She wears rich stuffs—silk, velvet, brocade and the like. The most charitably disposed person could not say that Miss Braddon ever wears nice clothes. She likes solid colors and affects velvet. Her gowns have many furbelows about them. She wears large diamond earrings with evening dress. Miss Braddon is a first-rate housekeeper. Ouida dresses absurdly. She strives after juvenility always. Her hair she wears in a curly crop, bound by bands of ribbon. Mrs. Walford is every inch a dowager in her attire. She likes heliotrope, and the rich, heavy materials she goes in for would look better in curtains than in dresses. Mrs. Walford is an accomplished woman. Pe spins, embroiders and paints beauti- fully. ——_—+e-__ A Growing Plant on the Newel Post. From the New York Evening Post. A pretty ornament to brighten a hall is a growing plant on the newel post. If this post is flat, have a jardiniere of brass or other metal fastened securely to it, and place inside it a palm or other plant that does not require too much light and air. The plant should, of course, be growing in another pot, so that it may be watered convenient}; ——_—_+-e+_____ The Nutritive Value of Canned Meats. From the American Kitchen Magazine. Canned corn beef is of greater food value than fresh lamb, veal or mutton, but not equivalent to the better cuts of fresh beef, while superior to the round, shank, shoul- der or chuck with shoulder. Canned sal- mon ts of greater food value than any sort of fish, except fresh salmon, and it is not much behind the edible portion of that, and if compared with fresh salmon as pur- chased quite as valuable, the calories of the latter being 925 against 890 for the canned salmon. Canned chicken or turkey is nearly equal to the best cuts of fresh beef; decidedly better than fresh veal; on a par with, in fact, ahead of, lamb, and as good as mutton. Deviled ham has high nu- tritive value, and is better than fvesh pork. Sardines must rank high as a nutritive article of diet. Canned lobster is on a par with fresh, SUMMER RESORT CLOTHES Fashions as Seen at an English Watering Place. No Opportunity is Wasted to Display Fine Garments, but the Prom- enade fs a Special Place. Lioududno, Wales.—This quaint little Welsh summer resort is on the same road with Conway castle, and tourists always take it in along with the old ruin. The swells of England do not come here; that ig, not the nobility. It is that great middle class, scornfully dubbed trades-people by the British lords and ladies, who flock here to bask in the sea breeze from the Irish channel, and incidentally display their cos- tumes—not their bathing costumes, how- ever, for that would be a shock to British modesty. Indeed, an English watering place is a very uninteresting spot to the lover of the picturesque. It may be that the popularity of the bicycle wili eventually custom the British mind to the abbrevi- ated costume, that it will tolerate a bathing suit in public. At present, however, the woman who wishes to pose gracefully on the sand and give herself up to the task of trying to make out what the wild waves are saying before she consents to wet her garments in them must cross the channel to Boulogne sur Mer or some other fashion- able watering place in sunny France. Needless to say, then, that ft is not the beach, not the bathing which attracts the tourist and the pretty daughter of the tradesman. Llandudno {is merely a cool place where pleasant people congregate to promenade on the Riviera,or climb the hills that are always a part of Welsh sceneery. The promenade on the Riviera {s the more interesting to the feminine contingent, for here is the opportunity to show off one’s own and observe other people’s gowns, which a woman never neglects. Here are some of the gowns worn at Llandudno. They are not at all of English origin, for many of the wearers are tour- ists—usually Americans. A striking costume !s made of black with yellow figures. The bodice is trimmed with biack lace tounces narrowly edged with yellow. They trim the upper sleeves, the neck and the front and bottom of the basque. The hat is sunlight yellow straw, with purple trimmings. The small boy who walks beside this black and yellow dress is not Scotch,though his costume would suggest it; he is merely the English form of the American mania for disguising children as sailors,’ soldiers and the like. There are only two other costumes worth mentioning. One is plain grass linen, with edgings of narrow black lace. The hat is brown straw, with black trimmings. Black on linen color is a very popular English combination, by the way, whether the ma- terial be linen or woolen goods. The other gown is “Likerty” silk of a general pinkish tone. The yoke and epau- lets are of black silk, also the belt and cuffs. The hat is blaci Y, i ouemine lack straw, with pink A 3T. LOUIS REPORTER. He Discovers Murat Halstead, a Noted Blacksmith. St. Louis Cor. New York Tribune. Senator-clect Foraker says that what has most impressed him since his arrival in St. Louis is the reporter who climted on his special car at the relay yesterday. Mr. Foraker had arisen eorly and was out on the car platform to see the tornado’s path. This is his account of what passed between him and the reporter: “Can you tell me which is Mr. Foraker’s car?” the latter began. “This is Mr. Foraker’s car,” was the po- lite reply. “Where is Mr. Forake “My name is Foraker. “Thank you. Mr. Foraker, when did you leave Chicago?’ “I am not from Chicago; Ohio.” “Oh, yes. Thank you. Please tell me whom you have in your party. “Charles Emory Smith is with us. Also Murat Halstead and several other gen- tlemen.”” “Who is Mr. Smith, please? Has he ever held any conspicuous position?’ “Yes, Mr. Smith was minister to Russia under President Harrison.” “And Mr. Halstead?’ “He’s a blacksmith.”” ‘The fact was the Senator at this point began to suspect that his visitor was a humorist, but the information about Mr. Halstead was taken seriously and the in- terview proceeded. “Ts there any one else with you, Mr. For- aker?” Ee “Yes; Governor Bushnell. “Ah, thank you. Mr. Foraker, do you think Governor Bushnel will be pressed by your delegation for the vice presiden- tial nomination?” It was at this point that the Senator turned questioner. “My young friend,” he said, “who will be nominated for President at St. Louis?” “McKinley,” was the reply. “That's right. Now, in what state dees Mr. McKinley live?” : “Ohio.” “Right again. In what state does Gov. Bushnell live?” “Ohio.” “Well, then, do you think the ticket like- ly to be McKinley and Bushrejl?” “Mr. Foraker, excuse me. The fact is I am recently from Texas, and I don’t know.” ‘The Senator arrived at the Urion sta- tion without any recollection of having seen the tornado’s path, but the memory of that reporter lingered with him all day. He talked to Mr. Hanna about the incident. He also asked Mr. Depew if he could match the experience. The greatest inter- view of his life was still on Senator For- aker’s mind when he went to bed last night and when he got up this morning. aes zs The Florida Orange Outlook. From the Jacksonville Citizen, M. 8. Moreman, the traveling representa- tive of the Florida Fruit Exchange, esti- mates the probable production of oranges for the next season at 125,000 boxes, as against less than 50,000 for the season of 1895-96. Some oranges will be produced in almost every part of the orange-growing belt of the state, though, of course, in small quantities in most parts. The recov- ery of the trees is not so rapid, according to Mr. Moreman, as many have anticipated it would be, but he stated that it was sat- istactory. About half of the acreage that was flourishing before the disaster of fit- teen months ago is now being recovered by active efforts, while the rest is being neg- lected or is but indifferently cultivated. ‘am satisfied that twenty years will be required to replace the bearing surface that was in existence before the freezes,” he said. please?” I am from ———-es. Where Gold Goes. the Boston Traveller. A dentist in a good practice uses over $500 worth of gold a year in filling teeth. Some prepare their own gold;. others get it from the gold beaters, but the greater part obtain it from dental supply firms. This gold is put up In eight-ounce pack- ages, packed in small glass phials, each containing a fraction of an ounce. The cylindrical pieces of gold in it are gold- foil of a very soft and spongy kind. When pressed into a hollow tooth, one of these cylinders will not take up one- twentieth of the space it occupied in the bottle. About $10,000,000 is now concealed in the mouths of people in the world, SPELLING PLEURISY The Result Might Have een Different if They Had Possessed Patience. From the Chicago Record. The junior Mr. Bottum was digging away very industriously at a brief in the stenographer’s room in the state attor- ney’s office wken suddenly he looked about in a panic and inquired: “Say, how do you spell pleurisy?” “P-]-double-o-r-a-c-y,” said Mr. Morri- son. A good deal after the fashion of ‘pl tocracy.’ They come from the same root.” “I think it’s p-l-u-r-a-c-y myself,” the stenographer ventured, and Ramsay and every other assistant in the department had a suggestion to make, and they were making them when a quiet voice spoke from the door: “Pardon me; I couldn't help hearing your expressions of dilemma. Am I justi- fled in presuming to intrude my knowledge of orthography to set you all right?” “If you know how to spell pleurisy you are as welcome as the dawn,” said the junior Mr. Bottum. “No apologies neces- sary.” “Sull I must deprecate my" intrusion. When educated and refined men are wrest- Ung with a word that makes them spell like steam shovels or mountain goats they naturally consider it impertinent for an utter stranger to interfere.” The attorneys looked at one another in some surprise. Mr. Bottum laughed ner- vously. “It's a pretty tough world. Much obliged to you for offering to square up.” “Dont mention it. You are too good. I do hope I don’t intrude, for when people are engaged in ground and lofty spelling which 1s unlike the spelling shown in any other menagerie or circus it is improper and rude for one to disturb them. I apolo- gize freely. You understand, of course, that I do not take your joint inability to spell the word pleurisy as indicative of illiteracy or even’ of extreme ignorance. George Washington, for instance, couldn't produce the word parallel without using seven I's, and he was a noble and upright man and shaved regularly. You should feel perfectly easy about not being able to spell pleurisy. There is no need for blushing in shame. Oliver Cromwell spelled hatchet with an x where the t and ¢ and h should be. Napoleon, indeed, when attempting English took stage fright and spelled in a manner to frighten timid children off the street. He could conquer worlds, but he could not encompass the word vinegar. He called it vi-n-n-i-g-g-e-r—a distressing fash- jon_of orthography. Alexander—” ‘Say!”’ called the junior Mr. Bottum, “are you aay napus or are you going to get around to the word pleurisy some time next fall?” ¥ z “Your pardon. I was simply trying to show you that you should not be enveloped in shame for your unfortunate infirmity. I age Be ‘Oh, go on away! Getiout! Get out And Mr. Bottum rushed over and quick!” slammed the door in the face of the polite man. ; “Very well,” came a muffled voice from the outside. “Be angry. I only wished to do you a favor and ease your mind. Chris- topher Columbus could nop" But Mr. Bottum and his friends took flight to the adjoining room’ and the girl went on with the brief with the trouble- some word put down as “p-I-u-r-a-l-e-s- A New Spirit in Hoaackeeping. From the Twentieth Century Cookery. There are hopeful signs that the board- ing house epoch is giving to an era of light housekeeping, and t! onomic im- portance of the change can hardly be over- estimated. Not only does it indicate that the wealth-producing population is being increased by large numbers of its former dependents, but it means that the intelli- gence of the country is coming to be en- listed in scientific methods of housekeep- ing. It insures the introduction of new in- ventions and best appliances in the home. The New England matron may regulate the complex machinery of extensive house- hold affairs according to the most approved methods, but it is nevertheless true that science in domestic matters has been awaiting the era of light housekeeping. Ignorance and cheap labor are the natural enemies of inventicn, and in the field of woman’s industry the battle is not yet fought, although labor-saving appliances are at last slowly winning their way in the home. THE WENTWORTH. Visit to a Leading Summer Resort of New England. New Castle, County of Rockingham, N. H.—It Occupies a Location Ap- parently Picked Out by Nature— Historical Connections of the Spot— Amusements for Children and Deep Water Fishing. ‘The Wentworth stands in a location apparently plcked out by nature for a hotel site, and the old use has, with Sts new 150 feet edditicn, a front- In the new part, wlich ts four stories high, the first floor is oc pled by the dining hall, 150x5¢ feet, which Mr. Jcves proposes shall be famous, and which is be- ing fitted up £0 as to eimply fulfill Lis prophery. ‘The looks toward the sea, ard the entire front fx of plate gltss, arranged with Jarge windows alternating with bays, so that not an fota of is lost. Other views are obtainable from the of the hall, where a big bay-wh 4 feet wie gives space for a single plate glars pane wide and 81% feet high. Extending the entiry of the north side of the hall ix a conservatory, where will be seen a fine collection of tro} pants, ‘The three floors alcve the cining ball are WE p vided Jato sultes of two, three and four rooms, with Laths connected. AN the arrangements in thes: suites, as in all the guest chambers of the house, are of sclentitic construction and on sanitary prin ciples. ‘These three floors contain 60 rooms and bathe, which, in corpection with the present pacity of the bcuse, give 66 baths and a cori sponding number of rooms en suite. It 1s the lobby, of course, that strikes the key note of a house, and tn this magnificent establish- ment the lobby is a fit Index to the elegance to which it gives entran its principal view to t plate glass octagon, pffords a charming view of th surrounding country. This octagon fs sure to be # favorite lounging place, for it 1s finished with a domed celling of great beauty, and sitting behind the great windows one may eee Portsmouth and the intervening islands, the navy yard, Kittery, Me.; the Piscataqua river, and ev tains, Two arches connect this new lgbby with the and between these arches 1s a large double . Where a cozy fire may blaze on both sid and 4 Convected with the office are various coat toilet rooms, all models of comfort and conventence. Another innovation, which lady guests will be re to appreciate, 1s the ladies” billiard hull, 40 2% feet, and richly furnisted. Every part of the house has felt the bend of the renovator, in fact, and artists have transformed the walls and cellings, while in the new office and dining hall soft ani attractive colors, laid in original de- signs, are the rule. New Castle in form is very regular, being al- Trost a perfect square, with juttirg points of land at the four corvers, like the bastions of a fort. Its ancient name was Great Islond. In 1698, in the reign of King William and Mary, it was incorporat- ed under the name of New Castle for the annual cotsideration of three peppercorns. The town ‘8 largely in arrears to the British crown for pepper- ccms, and owes not only these, but its legal al- leglacec, never having received any charter from the state of New Hampshire. Here was the first settiement of any consequence in New Hampshire, and for a long time it was the seat of the z vinelal government and the center of trade. Tl are still many relics of its forwer importance osperity, of historic: importas the town, Sts England in town office, and an ml a few years ‘The Wentworth ts located one mile from the viltage proper, on a high bluff—the highest point f land in the fsland—on the shores of Li:tle Har- It overlooks the sea and the whole surround. country. On the west is seen the Pawtuckawas mcuniains in Nottingham, Deerfield, “The Blue Hills of north, in a clear atmoxphere, the tuirs. In the foreground are’ the thi cornecting the island with the mainland, quaint old city of Portsmouth, with tts and <Taurbor full ef Islets, north 1s. th Mt bridges and the On the NTWORTH, the White moun- | night in the other skd of the river are Kittery Point, the home of Sir Willitm Pepperell, Gerrish’s Island (which cou- tains th mm of the royal Champerno: and the long broken coast of Maine. Eust is the At lantlc ocean and the Isles of Shoals, six roiles dis- tent. Looking southeast you see Ipswich bay, 4 closed by the long slender arm of Cape Anb. of Ipswich buy are the Rye and six and ten iniles away. Comi iorne’s Pott first building erec Frost's Point. “pposite Frost's Point and at the extreme end of New Castle is Jaffrey's Point, where the United gun an earthwork Between the hotel # tle Harbor, more ne, almest inland, + the site of Maxon Hall ed in New Hampshire—and se of the bs points above ni na mile broad, rining luke, cqually suited for boating, bathing or ashing, The water is temperate, not d rar, and the bottom of hard sand, as well as the beaches which On the ‘scuthwest and west Is a wood- through which runs the beautiful Sa, ing into Little Hurbor directly ‘On the shores of this creek ar | eurround it. ed country old houses, among them the sion, the Lear hermitage, and at puth the famous water-side residence of Gov. entworth, a window in the house which does not nt and interesting outlook. In Delieved to surpass situation on the surrounding coasts, being higher above the is seare command a a level than any point of xhore between Boston and Mt. Desert. The climate of this rei has advantages over any other on the New England WARFARE. BALLOONS I Ballets Make Little Impression Upon Them, but Shrapnel is More Effective. From Journal des Debats. ‘The aerial spy has for some time been closely studied by French, German, Aus- trian and Russian officers, and the results of recent experiments are noteworthy. It appears that it is not easy to shoot down a captive balloon. The balls of the modern rifles don’t harm it much. The holes which they make in it are so small that the es- cape of gas is insignificant. This has been clearly proved by the result of infantry fire at a balloon held at an elevation of 300 meters. The only possible enemy of a bal- loon is the shrapnel shell. Experiments with these shells have been made with bal- loons at elevations ranging from 200 io S00 meters, and at a distance of from 8,000 to 5,000 meters from the firing ground. Out of thirty shrapnel shells, the Russian ar- tillerymen put twenty-five balls through a balloon 300 meters high and 3,200 me-ers from the firing ground. At 5,000 meters from the firing ground the Germans made twenty holes in a balloon 250 meters high out of twenty-six shrapnel shells. But when the airship was 800 meters in the alr and the distance 5,000 meters, only two balls struck it out of sixty-five shells, and three balls out of eighty shells during the experiments last year in Austria. “Wounds” that the balloon receives are not generally mortal. Indeed, it often hap- pens that the shrapnel and the broken fragments of the shells produce no more effect upon the balloon than the bullets of the small-bore rifles. With eight holes in the envelope the balloon still preserves its ascending power, and those that are brought down fall very slowly like para- chutea But, on the other hand, when a huge rent happens to be made in it, the balloon drops rapidly. From all these experiments the conclu- sion is that, in order to keep the balloon beyond the reach of dangerous projectiles, it must be kept 5,000 meters from the ene- my and at altitude of 800 meters. These conditions are gevere, especially as in the experiments the oscillations of the airship were calculated at twenty meters only, whereas in reality they are greater. The trials were then recommenced with the balloon rolling and with frequent changes in its position. The Budapest, which was the target, is a balloon ten meters In dtameter and fourteen in height. A battery of eight guns was placed at 5,250 meters from the windlass. Firing was be- gun, but the balloon constantly changed its position. Men in shelter moved the wind- lass by means of a cable. This obliged the gunners to alter their pointing constantly. ‘They fired eighty shells at it; that Is to say, all that were allowed for the experi- ment, and when the balloon was hauled down it was found that there were only three insignificant holes in it, which had little or no effect upon its ascending power. Now it should be remembered that the eighty shrapnel shells represented 10,000 balls and pieces of broken shells. So the Austrian officers came to the conclusion that a balloon at that elevation and moved in the manner described had very many chances to escape all danger from the fire of an enemy, and that the efforts of the artillerymen should be directed against the windlass and the servants of the balloon. An altitude of 800 meters is considered the maximum. Beyond that observations are uncertain. ‘The distance from the enemy should be from eight to ten kilo- meters. Maj. Renard, who has charge of the department of military aerostation at Meudon-Chalais, who compiled the docu- ments that we have here condensed, says that, in order to foil the fire of an enemy's artillery, it is not sufficient to move a hal- loon in @ straight line, because it is clear that, instead of following it in its back- ward and forward movements, the enemy ‘would confine his attention to the extreme points of tts reach and fire upon it only when it came within the line of range. It is necessary to vary the direction of its movements and even its altitude. In this way the enemy would be compelled'to alter the pointing of his guns constantly, and while this operation went on the aeronaut could quietly attend to his business in the line of observations. To put the thing in a nutshell, the cap- tive balloon is able to defend itself with considerable facility. SS He Wanted to Know. From the Buffalo Couries. “The tiger is eating the station master. Wire inetruetions.” This is the form of a message which Commander Booth-Tucker, in one of his stories, says was dispatched by a telegraph boy at an Indian station somewhere in the jungles. The lad while at work had seen a tiger leap into the sta- tion and seize his master. ON THE FARM. He Was a New Man in the B inens, but Was Getting Experience. From Truth. “Well, how do you like farming? Has the hog cholera got in your pigweed patch yet?” asked the friend from the city. Johnson, who had rented a farm to os- cepe an epidemic of appendicitis that was raging in the city, extracted a sliver from his thumb and replied: “I can tell you, farming !sn't the snap some folks think. The.c’s lots of work. A couple of weeks ago I wanted to set a hen. The hens were all laying. and, not wishing to interrupt them, I ret a rooster. I've been working with him ever since. That bird ts as faith- less to his vows as a summer girl. But my worst stroke of luck was last week.” “What was it? Forgot to put quilts on yur onion bed?” ‘No, not that. You see, I had a colt that was in rather poor flesh. One of the neigh- bers told me to feed it plenty of corn in the ear. I did so, and I'm afraid it is go- ing to die. The poor animal has been as deaf as a bat ever sinee.”” A Fortune in From the New York World. Before the fence which is now being erected about the grounds of the Breakers, Cernelius Vanderbilt's place, on Ochre Point avenue, is finished, it will extend, in all, over half a mile of ground, and will cest In the neighborhood of $200,000, a sum which would purchase any one of half a dozen cottages on Bellevue avenue. Work on this fence was commenced over @ year ago, but as yet only the strip which bounds the Ochre Point side has been com- pleted, and last week the massive wrought iron gates swung to and fro for the first time. The portions of the fence which are to bound the estate on the north and south Will not be completed until next summer. Both the fence and gates are made from an Italian design. The base of the former is formed by a wall of Indiana limestone, laid ona brick foundation sunk six feet in the ground. At intervals of twenty-five feet rise stone pillars some twelve feet in height, and be- tween these is a fence of light hand- Wrought iron grill-work. At the Ochre Point entrance to the grounds stand four great pillars, two on either side of the drive, from which swing the gates. Rising between the two cen?ral pests and directly over the gates is a most magnificent piece of grill-work, the apex of which is an iron vase. In the center of this is a plaque bearing the monogram “C. V.” in scroll. Massive iron lanterns of the Italian re- naissance period swing from these posts, and at elther side swing smaller zates opening to the foot path. +2 Teld of Ex-Senator Tabor. From the Chicago Times-Herald 5 Ex-Senator Tabor of Colorado is not al- together as coarse and illiterate as he has been pictured. He is by no means a scholar, nor even an educated man, but he has much practical knowledge and gets along fairly well when he confines himself to “plain English” and refrains from essay- ing the classics. He says ‘“‘Trojer” when he means Trojan, and Venus when he re- fers to Venice. I have heard him under- take the word “connoisseur,” and the best he could do with it was “conoozer.”” His lack of imagination is the frequent cause of his reported “bad breaks.” He once chided a Denver reporter who had written an account of a convention held in the Tabor Opera House for using the ex- pression “the applause which followed made the rafters ring.” “Don’t you know there ain't any rafters in that ceiling?” Tabor asked, angrily; “that’s alf stucco and fresco work and cost me _ $20,000." The late Eugene Field once narrated a clever Tabor anecdote. According to Mr. Field, Tabor was dining with Roscoe Conk- ling. When the frutt and nuts were brought on Tabor endeavored to crack a large pecart between his back teeth. “Why, Horace!” exclaimed the amazed New York Senator, “where are your crack- ers?” “I ate them in my soup an hour ago,” was Tabor’s reply. ——_— ++ —___ A Neighbor's ‘Revenge. From the Chieago Record. “Isn't Mrs. Jarvis an agreeable neigh- bor?” $ “No. She's horrid. I gave a luncheon and didn’t invite her, and the mean crea- ture loaned me a bot of spoons and forks, and then sent her little boy over after them when we were only in the second course.” Fence. wvirons | NEW CASTL seaboard. From observations taken States government for a period of tw average of rainy days at New Onsi eight days lees than at Portland or Bc the average summer temperature of I degrees and Boston 68 degrees, that of New Castle is 68 degrees. At Portland the easterly winds aver- ege 86 days tr the year, at New Castle only 81 day winds have little of that harsh, penetratin seid to belong to those of the ‘coasts of quality jaskachu- setts and Maine. The house is supplied with steam { boilers, ail corridors, making the whole house comfor in event of chilly we y ‘The most approved safeguards against danger from fire are ured. A Howard alarm and regigt ing clock fs stationed in the main . by wl y failure of the watchman to it of the halls and corridors at vals ts certainly deteeted. In case electric alarm in is fitted up wit! orchestra, with Mr, furnishes’ music thro affords prospects of the surrounding taanding a water view from all rides t of any seaside resort upon our « port to Mt. Desert. ive summer houses ov atiful for croquet end with on whe Near at hand is a brood lagoo ed with salt wat amuement of child others mat is always in ss to afford young folks, at stated times . excurmions At the pier, reached by a welk leading from the house, is & con landing for sailboats and rowboats, numbers of which are pro- —s nS NS aa vided by the house, and under the direction of trustworthy and experienced boatmen. Of the Wentworth is excellent deep water fisiing, while for ocean and river excursions @ safe and comfort- at ht, capable of accommodating thirty is kept for the exclusive uxe of our pat- fe sea bathing, in temperate water, Ie the house, while on every floor of the ‘are hot and cold salt water baths. The Hard hall end bowling alleye are light and airy. The stables have every facility for the proper care of private equipages. livery sup- pites the wants of visitors who may wish to enjoy ttractions for which this region Is eele- rticular attention is called An a cottage containing thirty rooms, sitiated 400 from the main house, and constannding th ‘igned those whe desire e se thirty rooms we ft infection, and is one fect sanitary 5 t on each floor, centrally loc: jent to all. iis hotel now offers conveniences si Ler northern shore resort, which, e great natural advantages, make desirable house on the coast. ide resort in the many beaut Mstorical and artistic in Liful drives on good roa nd for circulars to W THE ROMAN CAMPAGN Half the History of the World Hag Been Written Within Its Borders, Marion Crawford in the Century. In Rome itself onc loses sight of the Vati- can and of the cupola of St. Peter's. The view of them is easily shut out when one is near. But at a little distance, as you drive out upon the Campagna, the dome rears it- self up by degrees, as though a giant were slowly thrusting up his helmeted head from the hcrizon, and, as you go farther away, the mass rises still, in respect of the little- ; ness around it, enormour out of ail fore- ' seen proportion, until it bugely masters and thrusts down all the rest beneath the level line of mist, and towers alone above every- thing, in vast imperial solitude. But out upon that broad expanse of roll- ing land one need not look forever at Bt. Peter's dome. Half the history of the world has been written in stones and blood be- tyeen the sea line and the ranging moun- tains. The memory of a Brahman sage, the tongue of a Homer, the wisdom of a Solo- men kneaded into one human genius, would not suffice to recall, to describe, and to judge all that men have done in that bound- ed plain. Where the myths of ages were born and grew great and died; where the history of five and twenty centuries lies buried, ro- mance has still life to put forth a few tender blossoms. For, although the day of the Caesars is darkened, and the twilight of their gods has deepened into night, the human heart has not yet lived out its day or earned its rest. ‘On the very spot where you pause, dim primeval battles were fought, Christian martyrs died, barbarians encamped, Roman barona slew one another and foreign con- querors halted before besieging Rome. Where you are standing fair young St. Julia may have breathed her last upon the cross;, Augustus may have drawn rein a momeht there, while Julius Caesar's funeral pyre still sent up its pillar of smoke from the distant Forum, as the Jews fed the flames, bewailing him through seven dave and nights; the Constable of Bourbon passed this way, riding to his death; by this road Peolo Giordano Orsini led his young wife to haunted Galera, having in his heart al- ready determined that she should die: Savelli, Frangipant, Orsini, Colonna, Vitel- eschi, without number, have ridden’ by, 17 war and peace, to good and evil deed: sib: ising They Lay There. From the Schaghticoke Sun. ‘A good story is told about a clerk in a Mechanicsville store. It seems a country damsel entered the store in which the clerk was at work. She carried some live chick- ens with their feet tied, and she placed them on the counter. 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